Description
These pie crumbs come in handy during the busy holiday season. Simply make them and keep them in the fridge. All you do is add ice cold milk or water when ready to make a pie crust. How easy!
Ingredients
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- 7 cups all-purpose flour, spoon and level, then sift
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 small can of Crisco solid shortening, 1 pound
Instructions
- Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl.
- Add 1/2 of the Crisco, and using a pastry blender, keep cutting through the Crisco and flour until it’s almost the size of cornmeal.
- Add the remaining 1/2 of Crisco and use the pastry blender again to cut through the Crisco and flour, until it’s the size of small peas.
- Add the pie crumbs to a large sealed container and refrigerate until ready to use.
- For pie crust: Mix 2 cups of pie crumbs with 5 tablespoons of ice water and form pie dough into a disc. Roll out into a 12-inch circle and fit into pie dish.
Notes
- To make a large batch of pie crumbs, use a 3 pound can of Crisco, and a 5 pound bag plus 2 cups of all-purpose flour.